International Journal of STD & AIDS > Volume 19, Number 1 > Pp. 30-33

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Green, P Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Social Bookmarking                      What's this?

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sexual dysfunction service provision in UK genitourinary medicine clinics in 2007

P Green MBBS DipGUM ^*, D Goldmeier MD FRCP for and on behalf of BASHH Special Interest Group in Sexual Dysfunction 

^* The Bridge Sexual Health Service, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Greater Manchester; Jane Wadsworth Clinic, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK

Correspondence to: Dr Pippa Green, The Bridge Sexual Health Service, Baillie Street Health Centre, Rochdale OL16 1XS, UK Email: Pippa.Green{at}pat.nhs.uk

Sexual difficulties are common in people attending genitourinary (GU) medicine/HIV services and many would like professional help. Here, we report the results of the BASHH Special Interest Group in Sexual Dysfunction (SD) survey on the level and type of SD service provision within UK GU medicine services in 2007. Many clinicians expressed an interest in SD, however, only 25% of GU medicine clinics provide a designated SD service. Marked regional variation in the level of service provision was highlighted. Lack of resources and other pressures on GU medicine services, notably 48-h access, are barriers to SD service development. In spite of these constraints, we argue that GU medicine clinics are a highly appropriate place to treat SD.

Key Words: sexual dysfunction • genitourinary medicine • service provision

CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P Mostyn and M Tenant-Flowers Difficulties in accessing psychosexual services in London, UK Int J STD AIDS, June 1, 2008; 19(6): 428 - 428. [Full Text] [PDF]